Rhododendrons Elizabeth Boott Duveneck (American, 1846-1888). Rhododendrons, 1882. Oil on wood panel, Individual panel: 35 15/16 x 10 in. ( x cm). When creating this ensemble of four panel paintings, Elizabeth Boott Duveneck looked to the dramatically cropped, asymmetrical compositions of Japanese art. In 1853 trade was reestablished between the Western world and Japan for the first time in more than two hundred years. Art enthusiasts, particularly in Duveneck’s native Boston, quickly amassed large collections of Japanese art. This is a rare work by Duveneck, whose career was cut sho
Rhododendrons Elizabeth Boott Duveneck (American, 1846-1888). Rhododendrons, 1882. Oil on wood panel, Individual panel: 35 15/16 x 10 in. ( x cm). When creating this ensemble of four panel paintings, Elizabeth Boott Duveneck looked to the dramatically cropped, asymmetrical compositions of Japanese art. In 1853 trade was reestablished between the Western world and Japan for the first time in more than two hundred years. Art enthusiasts, particularly in Duveneck’s native Boston, quickly amassed large collections of Japanese art. This is a rare work by Duveneck, whose career was cut short by her premature death, soon after her move to Paris to marry her former teacher, the painter Frank Duveneck. American Art 1882
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